Venus Williams

Tennis is a rapidly changing game where new talent is always challenging the top players at different events. Getting to the top and staying there isn't easy, and many players have come and gone over the years. Some have shined brightly during their peak years and continued to compete against younger, fitter players to keep winning.

Two-time Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka became the latest star to pull out of the opening Grand Slam of the year on Jan. 8, leaving the tournament deprived of some of the biggest names in the game.

No reason for the Japanese player's withdrawal was given with organizers Tennis Australia tweeting: "We will miss her at AO2023."

Iga Swiatek says that she has "no expectations" for Wimbledon despite taking her winning streak to 35 matches by securing a second French Open title.

The world number one cruised past teenager Coco Gauff 6-1, 6-3 in June 4's final at Roland Garros to win her sixth successive tournament this year, including four WTA 1,000 titles and one major.

Romanian tennis player Sorana Cirstea qualified for the round of 16 of the WTA tournament in Strasbourg, with total prizes of 189,708 euros, on Monday, by defeating American Venus Williams 6-1, 2-6, 6-1. Cirstea (31 years old, the 61st in the WTA) needed an hour and 45 minutes for her first victory in her career against the American (40 years old, the 104th in the WTA).

Serena Williams completed a clean sweep of her singles matches at the mixed teams Hopman Cup in Perth on Jan. 3 as she prepares for her bid to make Grand Slam history at the Australian Open.

Unseeded Maria Sakkari of Greece delivered a thrilling encore performance to her previous upset over Venus Williams to beat Danielle Collins and reach her first WTA final at the Silicon Valley Classic on Saturday.

Trailing by a set and facing a 4-1 deficit in the second set against Collins, Sakkari completed a shocking turnaround to beat the American 3-6 7-5 6-2 in the semi-final.

Maria Sakkari of Greece upset third-seeded Venus Williams 6-4, 7-6 (2) on Friday night in the quarterfinals of the Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic.

Sakkari came back from 0-3 in the first set and 3-5 in the second set.

She advanced to face American Danielle Collins - with the reaching her first WTA final.

Serena and Venus Williams have been handed a wild card into the French Open women's doubles as the American sisters seek to add a third Roland Garros title to their triumphs in 1999 and 2010.

Former world number one Serena Williams has pulled out of next week's Italian Open in Rome, organizers confirmed on May 9.

Reigning Australian Open champion Caroline Wozniacki says she believes she can go "all the way" at next month's French Open, but is wary of a possible early clash with the returning Serena Williams.